Bengals to offer Rashad Jeanty the lowest tender that would give no compensation
by Josh Kirkendall on Feb 25, 2010 5:21 PM EST
in Contracts
25 comments
Since we've been going Happy Gilmore (I don't know what that means) about restricted free agents today, let's keep with the theme. Well, until Mojo breaks the theme and invades the site with awesome Combine coverage.
NFL Network's Jason La Canfora writes that the Bengals will give Rashad Jeanty a "low tender, and has no draft pick compensation." Jeanty was originally going to be an unrestricted free agent when the owners elected to cut the CBA short two years earlier than scheduled. Therefore, one of the changes in free agency is that a player can't file as an unrestricted free agent until they've accrued six seasons. Furthermore, there's different compensation packages regarding whether a player is a restricted free agent with four years of experience or five years of experience. The chart is here.
Since La Canfora writes that the Bengals will offer Jeanty a low tender with no draft pick compensation, it's worth pointing out that the team's compensation is actually where the player was originally picked. Jeanty, not having been drafted, signed into the NFL from the CFL. The tender, if the above chart is right, will be $1.176 million. Jeanty will be able to sign a contract with another team and the Bengals will have a chance to match that offer.
While Jeanty was strong as a depth chart guy, in the past three seasons the Bengals have acquired guys like Brandon Johnson, Keith Rivers and Rey Maualuga. Abdul Hodge has also become a solid special teams guy. The necessity of bringing Jeanty back keeps shrinking.
0 recs |
25 comments
|
Email
Print
Comments
Do we really want more than one? I mean, they’re pretty cool and all that, but too many Canadas hanging around might get a bit overwhelming…
For those who can't remember the uncapped FA rules, this link's for you.
Actually, there is an “original pick compensation” tender level and there is a “no compensation” tender level.
There is actually a reason for the latter. With all of the other tender offers, the salary is a “fixed amount”, but it must be at least 110% of the previous year’s salary. So if, say, we had a guy making $4 million last year and we wanted to tender him, we couldn’t tender him at the 2nd round and pay him only 2 million and change. We’d have to pay him 4.4 million no matter what compensation level we wanted to specify.
UNLESS, that is, we tendered him as “right of first refusal only” (i.e. “no compensation”). Then we could offer him only 1 million and change and if he got a better offer elsewhere we could match it if we wanted to.
In this case, as an undrafted player we might as well give him the lowest possible tender. And we probably did.
For those who can't remember the uncapped FA rules, this link's for you.
Source on this: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/02/11/teams-have-a-fifth-option-for-rfa-tenders/
For those who can't remember the uncapped FA rules, this link's for you.
Hope he is back
For one, no one can question his toughness. You could tell him he can play, but he gets punched five times in the face at halftime and after the game, and he would probably still be out there.
He has proven he can start in the NFL, and that he can come of the bench ready to go. I know we don’t need him, but because of his toughness and because I think he plays above himself, I would love to keep him.
It's still a good season if we go 2-14 and beat the Steelers twice.
Funny. I can’t remember one significant Rashad Jeanty play in the years he’s been here. Thanks to Geoff Hobson, I do remember he was a pass rushing demon in the CFL with 7 sacks. Couldn’t we get that kind of (non) production from a 4th or 5th round pick making half as much?
No there is no plays that stick out either, but how many significant Reggie Kelly plays can you remember in his career here? I am not saying that Jeanty is as important to the team as Reggie Kelly, but there is more to measuring a players contribution that big plays that you and I can remember.
Heres the stats from the last time he was a starter in 2008 when he started 15 games-
Total tackles- 96
Solo- 63
Assist- 33
He may have been a big pass rusher in the CFL, here I don’t think his role has allowed for him to rush the passer as much.
What's up hurt guys? I don't talk to hurt guys.
Question #18- When do you not run a 40 with your shirt off?
by Bengals FTW on Feb 26, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Actually, not a huge fan of Reggie Kelly either. We paid him 3 million in 2007 and 2008 to pretty much do one thing, and the running game was pathetic. Not to say it was his fault, but it’s hard to argue he was indespensible when we ran the ball much better without him in ‘09. Same goes with Thornton. The d-line, the defense, and the team was better without him, yet we make a big stink about not bringing him back. I don’t think Jeanty is garbage, but there’s absolutely a price at which you don’t bring him back. And there’s absolutely younger, cheaper talent out there that can surpass his potential and production.
I don’t think a 5th rounder would save that much, and Jeanty seems like a decent back-up, draft a kicker in the 5th, or another corner, or something. look at LBs we have taken in the 5th round and tell me one is better than Jeanty, AJ Nicholson? Khalid Abdullah? I don’t remeber them panning out, but I could be wrong.
I don't like Jeanty
We can upgrade a back up LB in the 5th or so of this draft.
If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't
disagree
Why would you gamble on a 5th round pick who might not be around the league next year? Jeanty has proven he can play and is a valuable backup if guys get hurt.
The typical Bengal attitude is more like: Throw away good talent because you don’t want to pay them a reasonable NFL salary and rely on unproven draft picks to fill the void.
This is our year!
by Carsonorbust on Feb 26, 2010 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
You gamble because what you have right now (Jeanty) is shit.
If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't
He’s proven to be a capable backup, plays special teams, had a season where he recorded nearly 100 tackles, and we’re tendering him for the lowest possible amount. And It’s not like we’re breaking the bank on this guy. And was it 2007 or 2006 when nearly all our linebackers got injured? It’s good to have depth at that position.
This is our year!
by Carsonorbust on Feb 26, 2010 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Ok Carsonorbust, I know you have a mancrush on this guy...
but tell me what the hell has he done for us? Zilch.
If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't
I thought I just did that. And I quote
He’s proven to be a capable backup, plays special teams, had a season where he recorded nearly 100 tackles, and we’re tendering him for the lowest possible amount. And It’s not like we’re breaking the bank on this guy. And was it 2007 or 2006 when nearly all our linebackers got injured? It’s good to have depth at that position.
This is our year!
by Carsonorbust on Feb 28, 2010 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
The dude is a monster..
why would we want him gone? Rivers makes an impact but his highlight film is overall boring. He brings a lot to our ST unit as well as being a solid back up, keep him.
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Feb 26, 2010 6:03 PM EST reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2010 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
